TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 24, 2023

Tennessee’s former vaccine official, who was fired after becoming a critic of the state's COVID-19 pandemic response, has reached an informal settlement with state public health officials, the Tennesseean reports. Dr. Michelle Fiscus, claimed in her defamation suit that state officials made "false, stigmatizing, and defamatory statements” about her in an effort to discredit her and that they released false information about her job performance. Both parties filed notice in court last week stating they had reached a settlement after taking part in court-mandated mediation. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.